What is the ruling on a financially well-off refugee woman receiving financial aid from the European government before obtaining residency, knowing that the government did not inquire about her financial situation, and must she return what she has taken or refrain from receiving future aid after obtaining residency?
If the refugee is self-sufficient and able to access her money, it is not permissible for her to take the grant. She must inform the concerned authority of her true situation, provided that no harm results from doing so. What she has previously taken, she must return if they demand it from her. However, if she fears harm from informing the authority and cannot deliver the money to them by stratagem, she may donate it to the needy.
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